FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty ImagesMelissa Etheridge will be providing some of the entertainment at the first-ever Golden State Equality Awards, a virtual event sponsored by Equality California, the biggest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization in the U.S. The awards, scheduled for Sunday, September 13, will be hosted by PoseRead More →
Legacy Recordings; Apple Corps Ltd./ Capitol/UMeAugust 12 is National Vinyl Record Day and to mark the holiday, the makers of Genesee Cream Ale have compiled a list of the top 10 vinyl albums of all-time, with help from some of the brew’s music-loving fans. Topping the classic-rock-packed tally is PinkRead More →
Mauricio Santana/Getty ImagesBon Jovi keyboard player David Bryan is also a Tony Award-winning Broadway composer, but his latest musical will premiere on TV, not the Great White Way. Since theaters in New York City remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bryan’s new musical, Diana, will now be filmed withoutRead More →
A limited-edition gold-vinyl version of David Bowie‘s classic 1975 album Young Americans will be released on September 18 in celebration of the record’s 45th anniversary. Young Americans, which was Bowie’s ninth studio album, originally was released in March of 1975. The eight-song collection, which was recorded in New York CityRead More →
RhinoA comprehensive Dire Straits box set featuring the British rock legends’ six studio albums will be released on October 9 as a six-CD package, an eight-LP vinyl collection and in digital formats. Dire Straits: The Studio Albums 1978-1991 includes the band’s 1978 self-titled debut, 1979’s Communiqué, 1980’s Making Movies, 1982’sRead More →
Peter Bischoff/Getty ImagesVeteran singer and actor Trini Lopez died Tuesday in Palm Springs, California, from complications of COVID-19, BBC News reports. He was 83. Born in Dallas to Mexican parents, Lopez got his start in music as a teenager. A big break came during the late 1950s when he wasRead More →
ABC AudioStevie Nicks is once again imploring people to wear masks to stop the spread of COVID-19. She last did so on July 29, and since then, she notes in a new Facebook posting, the number of deaths in the U.S. has increased by more than 22,000. “A lot ofRead More →
Sonicbond PublishingA new book about The Who that delves into the British rock legends’ entire catalog of recorded music will be published on October 28, uDiscoverMusic.com reports. Titled The Who: Every Album, Every Song, the book is part of Sonicbond Publishing’s On Track… series. According to the company’s official onlineRead More →
Keeping the Blues Alive RecordsDion DiMucci‘s star-packed new studio album, Blues with Friends, currently is spending its seventh non-consecutive week at #1 on Billboard‘s Blues Albums chart. The doo-wop and rock ‘n’ roll pioneer enlisted an impressive cast of guest artists to collaborate with him on the record, including PaulRead More →
Courtesy of Sammy HagarSammy Hagar and his band The Circle take on the rocking 1995 Van Halen song “Don’t Tell Me (What Love Can Do)” in the ninth installment of their series of remotely recorded performance videos that have been posted at the Red Rocker’s YouTube channel in the wakeRead More →
